During the study period January 1995–May 2003, 216 patients suffered an acute esophageal variceal hemorrhage and underwent emergent EVL treatment with follow-up EVL to obliterate varices ...

Nonselective beta blockers or endoscopic band ligation (EVL) are recommended for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in patients with esophageal varices. However, it has been found that ...

Esophageal varices are the most common clinical manifestation of portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis. It is known that once bleeding occurs in patients with varices the prognosis is ...

Finally, in a subgroup analysis of only patients who developed esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, after adjustments for age at diagnosis and sex, patients with prior esophageal Candida infection ...

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Objective This randomised trial aimed to address whether endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) or propranolol (PPL) is more effective at preventing initial oesophageal variceal bleeding (EVB) in patients ...

Oesophageal cancer articles from across Nature Portfolio. Atom; RSS Feed; Definition. Oesophageal cancer is a malignancy of the oesophagus or food pipe .

Bianchini M et al. Low molecular weight heparin does not increase bleeding and mortality post‐endoscopic variceal band ligation in cirrhotic patients. Liver Int. 2018;38(7):1253-62. Mui BG et al.

• For patients receiving atezo + bev, screening for and management of esophageal varices when present are recommended prior to initiation of therapy and according to institutional guidelines. • The ...